Crossman, Western Australia

Crossman Western Australia
Crossman
Coordinates	32.80°S 116.61°E / -32.80; 116.61
Population	153 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1920s
Postcode(s)	6390
Area	137 km^2 (53 sq mi)
Location	125 km (78 mi) SSE of Perth, Western Australia
LGA(s)	Shire of Boddington
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Crossman: Bannister Dwarda Dwarda Boddington Crossman Williams Marradong Marradong Williams

Crossman is a locality in the Shire of Boddington in the Peel Region of Western Australia, 125 kilometres (78 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth, along Albany Highway, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Boddington.^[2][3]

Crossman was a stop on the Pinjarra to Narrogin railway line.^[4]

Origin of the name

The name honours William Crossman of the Royal Engineers, who arrived in Fremantle as a second lieutenant stationed in Perth in 1852, but was responsible for works in the Albany district and for roads in the area. In 1853, in company with surveyor A. C. Gregory, Crossman examined and reported on various routes between Perth and Albany, and recommended that the then-current routes via York and Bunbury be replaced by a straight line between Kelmscott (now a Perth suburb near Armadale) and Albany. After serving as colonial magistrate, he returned to England in 1856 and later was promoted to captain and served as a British Member of Parliament for Portsmouth. The Crossman River, a 42-kilometre (26 mi) tributary of the Hotham River, was most likely named by Gregory in 1853.^[5][6]

Present day

Crossman Wildflower Reserve, a year-round sanctuary for flora and fauna, is home to a wide range of native orchids.

Crossman is a stop on the Transwa bus services to Albany (GS1) and Esperance (GE1).^[7]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crossman (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
4. "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
5. "History of river names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
6. Fremantle Prison (2002). "Characters - William Crossman". Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2006.
7. GS1 timetable (PDF)^{[permanent dead link‍]} (8 May 2018) and GE1 timetable (PDF) Archived 28 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine (20 November 2017). Retrieved on 14 June 2018.